{
  "id": 2943505,
  "title": "TN govt scraps Parandur airport project, eyes new site; Chennai to get 5th terminal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/tn-govt-scraps-parandur-airport-project-eyes-new-site-chennai-to-get",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T04:25:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/parandur-airport-project-dropped-new-site-to-be-finalised-soon-tamil-nadu-cm-vijay/articleshow/133451025.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Tamil Nadu government has abandoned its plan to build a new airport at Parandur and is now seeking an alternative location for the project, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay declared in the state assembly on Monday. He added that the new site would be finalized shortly, and a technical feasibility study would be undertaken by expert panels.\n\nVijay criticized the previous Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government for selecting a site where many people would have to be displaced and agriculture would suffer. He firmly stated that the current Vijay Kumar (TVK) government would not permit an airport at Parandur.\n\nIn response to the scrapped Parandur project, the government will enhance the existing Chennai airport by constructing a fifth terminal, which is set to accommodate an extra 20 million passengers each year. With the construction of Terminal 3 now underway, the airport's capacity is projected to increase to 34 million passengers annually, Vijay informed the lawmakers. The new fifth terminal will further boost the airport's capacity by an additional 20 million passengers per year, he noted.\n\nCurrently, Chennai airport caters to around 30 million passengers per year, and the incorporation of the upcoming Terminal 3 is expected to raise its handling capacity to 34 million passengers annually. Vijay asserted that the proposed fifth terminal would augment this figure by an additional 20 million passengers per year.",
  "summary": "The proposed Parandur airport project has been officially dropped by the Tamil Nadu government. Chennai airport will now undergo expansion on its north-west side with a new terminal. This expansion aims to handle twenty million additional passengers annually. The fareless travel scheme for women will also be expanded to all government buses. New sites for airport development are currently under…",
  "key_points": [
    "TN government cancels Parandur airport project",
    "Chennai to receive 5th terminal for increased capacity",
    "Terminal 3 construction underway to boost capacity"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Scrapping the Parandur airport project and shifting focus to a new site spares local agriculture and residents from displacement, while expanding Chennai airport's capacity with a fifth terminal.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Farmers, water bodies: Why has CM Vijay dropped 2nd Chennai airport plan, for now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/farmers-water-bodies-why-has-cm-vijay-dropped-2nd-chennai-airport",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:29:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Dropping Parandur airport project an irreversible setback for Tamil Nadu: M.K. Stalin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dropping-parandur-airport-project-an-irreversible-setback-for-tamil",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:29:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "In scrapping Parandur airport, Vijay keeps promise that defined his first political protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/in-scrapping-parandur-airport-vijay-keeps-promise-that-defined-his",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:33:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}